Microsoft Word:F1 HelpF4Repeats Last ActionF5Go To…(also gets you to Find… and Replace…)F7Starts SpellCheck (SCORE!)Shift + F7Opens ThesaurusF12Save As…
(This is the single most important key in all of Microsoft Office for the writer…save your work!)

I LOVE the Shift+F7 and the F12 keys more than anything else on the keyboard. Plus I love the Ctrl+F4 to close a document and the Alt+F4 to close an application. I use a laptop so the keyboard is just usually easier than a mouse. 🙂

David, you need what I call a “wall page.” Print these out, or copy and paste them into a document and change the font to a type and size you like and put them on the wall next to your computer screen until you naturally memorize them.

I promise, it will help. You’ll end up taking it down after 2-3 months because they’ll be embedded in your brain. 🙂

Okay. I have a question. I remember years ago someone mentioned how you can close or change window screens on your computer by hitting a certain button but can’t remember what the key combination was. You know, for those times you’re playing solitaire or tweeting at work and need to minimize the window really fast when someone comes into your office (not that I would EVER do this, of course!)? Do you have any idea what that was?

If you put your thumb on the Alt button (by your spacebar) and tap the Tab key, you will cycle through all your open documents and programs. And, yes, it works great for hiding the “unapproved” open apps (as long as you have your Taskbar autohide so they can’t just look down there. 🙂